M6.3 earthquake near Caucete, San Juan

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 67 km E of Caucete, Argentina on 24 Nov 1977, 02:02 UTC at a depth of 23 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Caucete, about 67 km away in San Juan, Argentina.